Considering the contentious presidential election, Brexit, Syria, and the many, many shocking and unfortunate losses of lives—of both the celebrity and the normal varieties—one of the few things just about every reasonable American can agree on is that 2016 was taking the second half of A Tale of Two Cities' opening sentence way too literally. And while there is no guarantee that 2017 will live up to being the best of times that we all hope it will, there is some hope.

In particular, the year is looking to be another banner one for new TV. Revivals people might actually want to watch, like Showtime's Twin Peaks and CBS All Access' Star Trek Discovery, join new series like Netflix's new Marvel installment, Iron Fist, as well as Starz's American Gods. It's enough programming to keep us inside all year—which might be a good thing, if the world goes as badly then as it is now.

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24: Legacy (Fox)

Sorry, Kiefer. It's Straight Outta Compton's Corey Hawkins' turn to save America in this new installment of this explosive franchise. Hawkins plays Eric Carter, an Army Ranger returning from home who may have brought some excess baggage with him±and not the kind that fits in the carry-on compartment. Homeland's Miranda Otto also comes on to do what she does best: Play a well-dressed counter-terrorism expert. Jimmy Smits plays her husband, a senator running for president. It's unclear if there are any mountain lions in the cast. It premieres February 5.

American Gods (Starz)

There probably couldn't be a better time for this adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel about how pissed off the gods who used to captivate so much of our attention (Lost's Jeremy Davies plays Jesus) are with the ones who currently impact our worlds (Gillian Anderson plays Media). Heroes alums Bryan Fuller and Michael Green are adapting the series with casting choices that have made fans delighted (Pablo Schreiber as leprechaun Mad Sweeney; Crispin Glover as Mr. World, aka Loki) and confused (Dane Cook as Robbie, the former best friend of Ricky Whittle's lead, Shadow Moon). No official premiere date has been set.

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American Crime (ABC)

The third installment of creator John Ridley's racially and socially provocative anthology series will look into the all-too-real labor issues and economic divide in North Carolina. Although more details are still slim, it is known that The Leftovers' Janel Moloney, Grey's Anatomy's Sandra Oh, and Transparent's Cherry Jones will join returning actors like Felicity Huffman, Regina King, Timothy Hutton, Connor Jessup, and Benito Martinez. No official premiere date has been set.

Bill Nye Saves The World (Netflix)

Never fear, the Science Guy is here. And he has a new Netflix news series that explains his favorite subject and how it relates to politics, pop culture and other parts of society. As if a chance to binge-watch episodes of a new show starring one of the few people who can rock both a lab coat and a bow-tie wasn't enough to make you watch this new show, you might want to know that there are also correspondents. One is Karlie Kloss. No official premiere date has been set.

Brockmire (IFC)

Has Dodgers legend Vin Scully's retirement left an opening for a new baseball announcer for us to worship? This Hank Azaria comedy, which is based on a character he played in a 2010 Funny or Die short, follows a legendary broadcaster who heads to the minors a decade after he suffers an on-air meltdown. Amanda Peet and Banshee's Steve Coulter also appear. No official premiere date has been set.

Feud (FX)

If ever there was a story that creator Ryan Murphy was born to tell… The first installment in the King of Camp's newest anthology series follows the backstage bickering between Old Hollywood divas Joan Crawford (portrayed here by Murphy favorite Jessica Lange) and Bette Davis (played by Susan Sarandon) during the production of director Robert Aldrich's 1962 psycho-thriller What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. Other cast members include The Americans' Alison Wright, Stanley Tucci, and, of course, Sarah Paulson. The series will premiere March 7.

Great News (NBC)

This new comedy is created by Tina Fey protégé Tracey Wigfield and, like 30 Rock, it's set around a long-suffering female lead (Briga Heelan's Katie) who works on a TV show. The catch is that the source of Katie's grief is more personal: Her mom, Carol, (Andrea Martin) has been hired as an intern at her news station. The series premieres April 25.

Harlots (Hulu)

Here's a subject you don't often see used for a period drama: Samantha Morton plays a mother and female brothel owner trying to keep it all together in 18th century London. (Talk about a work-life balance.) The series premieres March 27.

I'm Dying Up Here (Showtime)

Created by Jim Carrey and based on the William Knoedelseder book of the same name, this series offers a behind-the-scenes look at the gritty Los Angeles stand-up scene of the 1970s. Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl's RJ Cyler star, but also expect the sometimes stunt-casting of other names playing famous faces from that era (perennially brilliant character actor Dylan Baker as Johnny Carson, for example). The series premieres June 4.

Iron Fist (Netflix)

The latest installment in Marvel and Netflix's Defenders franchise focuses on Danny Rand (Game of Thrones' Finn Jones), a martial arts whiz and Buddhist monk who returns to New York and finds things to be amiss. Other stars include fellow Thrones alum Jessica Henwick and 90210's Jessica Stroup, as well as actors already familiar to this Marvel universe like Rosario Dawson (back once again as Claire Temple). The series will premiere on March 17.

The Last Tycoon (Amazon)

Mix Matt Bomer's debonair charm with Lily Collins' wise-beyond-her-years sass and costumes designed by Mad Men's Janie Bryant and this adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's send-up of Hollywood is a no-brainer for binge-watching. No official premiere date has been set yet, but the first episode is already on Amazon due to the digital channel's unique pilot system (hey, one less episode to watch when the full season is released!).

Legion (FX)

It's hard to imagine that Fargo creator Noah Hawley would be the type to orchestrate a comic book character adaptation, but he's the creator of this series based on the X-Men mutant. Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens stars as David Haller, the schizophrenic son of Professor Charles Xavier. Fargo actors Rachel Keller and Jean Smart also appear, as do Aubrey Plaza, Jermaine Clement, and The League's Katie Aselton. The series premieres February 8.

Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)

Despite setbacks like a delayed premiere date and the loss of original showrunner Bryan Fuller (reportedly, you can blame the aforementioned American Gods for this), this project boldly goes on and serves as a prequel to the original William Shatner series. The series stars The Walking Dead's Sonequa Martin-Green, Falling Skies' Doug Jones and Broadway's Anthony Rapp. It is set to premiere in May, although no exact date has been announced.

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The Tick (Amazon)

Spoon! This is another live-action series about everyone's favorite blue-antennaed superhero with TripTank's Peter Serafinowicz suiting up to rid the world from evil. The first episode—which, like The Last Tycoon, is already on Amazon—also gives a decent amount of screen time to our hero's mild-mannered sidekick, Arthur (Vinyl's Griffin Newman). No official premiere date has been set.

Twin Peaks (Showtime)

Kyle MacLachlan's Agent Cooper is back and it isn't just because he'd like some damn good coffee. Or maybe it is. Creators David Lynch and Mark Frost, as well as everyone at Showtime, have been extremely tight-lipped about the revival of their ground-breaking ABC series. After several rumors and grainy paparazzi photos made us attempt to glean some details about this installment, a cast list was finally released that confirmed returning characters like Dr. Lawrence Jacoby (Russ Tamblyn), Audrey Horne (Sherilyn Fenn), and the unfortunate Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee). New cast members include Amanda Seyfried, Laura Dern, Charlyne Yi, and Ashley Judd. The season premieres May 21.

When We Rise (ABC)

Another example of a political history lesson brought to the small screen: Creator Dustin Lance Black reteams with Milk's Gus Van Sant (and other notable directors) for an eight-hour miniseries that follows the LGBT movement from the Stonewall riots. Guy Pearce plays Cleve Jones, the activist whose memoir of the same name inspired the series. The list of out and/or LGBT-supportive actors involved with the project also includes Denis O'Hare, Whoopi Goldberg, TR Knight, and Rosie O'Donnell. The series premieres February 27.